Historical California Stone Carvers, Stone Cutters, & Monument Dealers
Kendrick & O’Connor thru Knowles
KENDRICK & O’CONNOR,
San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
(Stone Cutters)
1880-1881 - The following excerpt is from Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81...of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, San Francisco, Cal., presented on the Golden Nugget Library web site, by Nancy Pratt Melton.
(pp. 1189) “Kendrick and O’Connor, stone cutters, cor Harrison and Tenth.”
Charles KERTELL,
San Francisco, San Francisco
County, California.
(Sculptor)
1880-1881 - The following excerpt is from Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81...of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, San Francisco, Cal., presented on the Golden Nugget Library web site, by Nancy Pratt Melton.
(pp. 1437) Classifieds: Sculptors “Kertell, Chas. - 140 O’Farrell.”
J. & F. KESSELER,
San Francisco, San Francisco
County, California.
(Onyx & Marble Works)
1880-1881 - The following excerpt is from Pacific Coast Directory, for 1880-81...of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, and British Columbia, L. M. McKenney & Co., Publishers, San Francisco, Cal., presented on the Golden Nugget Library web site, by Nancy Pratt Melton.
(pp. 1190) “Kesseler, J & F, onyx and marble works, Brannan, office and warehouses 7 Taylor.”
(pp. 1403) Classifieds: Marble Works “Kesseler, J and F - Brannan E of Sixth.”
Erwin Lawrence KNOWLES, Stone Cutter & Stone Contractor
Oakland, Alameda County, CA; Raymond, Madera County, CA; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
“KNOWLES, Erwin Lawrence.
”Stone contractor. Res. 947 Francisco st.; office 781 Lyon st., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Oakland, Cal., August 7, 1883; son of Frederick Erwin and Jennie Allen (Staley) Knowles. attended public and private schools in Oakland, Cal,; Heald’s Business College, San Francisco, Cal., 1903-1904. Served apprenticeship at stone-cuting (sic) Raymond, Cal., 1898-1903; moved to Los Angeles, Ca., 1909, and engaged in stone contracting business at 781 Lyon st., which he has continued to date under name of Raymond Stone Co.; doing all sorts of stone work from monuments to largest buildings; did stone work on the Los Angeles Times Bldg., same on Merchants National Bank Bldg., architect Times Memorial at Hollywood and many prominent mausoleums in city and vicinity. Member Union League and Gamut clubs; Chamber of Commerce; Builder's Exchange. Methodist.”
(The above information is from Who's Who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona. Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913, 406 pgs, pp. 212.)
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